Novels in Verse
Maya and Chaya are identical twins and nearly inseparable. Each is the other’s world around which they orbit. Yet, they’re also unique, and those differences allow them to shine in their own ways, especially when it comes to music.
Will has a choice to make. Or maybe he doesn’t. With a gun shoved into the back of his waistband, he heads out to avenge his brother Shawn’s death. But as the elevator stops at the next floor, Buck steps on. Buck is dead, and he wants to know what Will is going to do with that gun. The gun that used to be Shawn’s.
Quinn has been going through a lot. From an almost-broken home to a changing friendship to never feeling like she can match her brother’s reputation, she struggles to figure out where Quinn, Quinnie, Quinn(ie) fits in nearly everywhere. Then, a tornado destroys her house and neighborhood. Amidst the disaster, Quinn must rise up, and she soon begins discovering her true self.
Kofi Offin loves to swim. The swift and enigmatic river of his Upper Kwanta village allures him and piques his curiosity about life. Kofi enjoys a seemingly normal life – there’s a budding love for a girl named Ama, eagerness for the upcoming rite of passage to adulthood, a swimming contest against his cousin, and hopes that bullying around him stops. However, Kofi’s life takes a dark turn during the annual festival…
Odder is different from her other otter friends. She’s at times too curious, too fearless, and too playful. One day, when she is out searching for food with her friend, a great white shark changes the course of her life. The shark attacks, and the attack changes the way she views the world, the creatures in it, and her very own sense of self.
Mimi’s parents run a Greek restaurant, and when faced with financial difficulties, they must move the family from Massachusetts to Wilford Island, Florida. Mimi holds tight to her hope of playing piano in the Young Artists competition at Carnegie Hall, but everything else is different: new school, no friends, and a balmy climate.
